Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News!. We’re still very early-on in the EV adoption process. Early adopters can get a jump on the advantages of a new technology, but it often comes at the cost of needing to climb a learning curve not as many have climbed. Early EVs and earlier EV conversions were a real guessing game for travel, and most people only used them for local jaunts due to low ranges. Over time, not only have ranges increased, but things like trip planning software have made the job of planning for charging a lot easier

Friday, 21 July 2023New software could significantly reduce charging time and cut queues at motorway services, relieving the pressure on the UK’s EV rapid charging network.A new Battery Intelligence offering from WAE Technologies (WAE), Elysia, incorporates a suite of algorithms that can safely unlock extra performance from an electric vehicle battery, bringing a host of benefits for plug-in car makers, which in turn can be passed on to consumers, such as faster charging.EVs made up 17.9 per cent of new car sales in June, with last month showing a 40 per cent increase in volumes over this time last year. This being so, charging demand is likely to exceed supply at points during holiday peaks.However, Elysia estimates that a typical electric vehicle could rapid charge 25 per cent faster if it was equipped from the factory with its intelligent software, reducing the time spent on a charger by 10mins, alleviating queues and resulting in much more efficient use of the rapid charging network.“To protect the life of the battery, an electric car currently leaves the factory with a predetermined set of parameters that govern its performance, including how quickly it can be rapidly charged” said Elysia Commercial Lead Joe Jones. “Elysia offers car makers a much more sophisticated approach, unlocking improved performance safely and with no impact on battery life. Our intelligent charging algorithms allow the Battery Management System (BMS) to understand what conditions have the potential to damage the battery, and then using this information stay closer to the peak charging rate for longer, without ‘overstepping’ these limits. By reducing the time spent on a rapid charger by 10 mins for a typical electric vehicle, Elysia can increase the number of cars each charger can service in a day. The benefit here being twofold: happier electric car owners and more efficient utilisation of the existing rapid charging network.”Elysia is built upon a combination of AI and data science, fused with electrochemical modelling expertise, whilst being grounded in real-world battery engineering and development experience

Monday, 15 May 2023Pioneering new battery intelligence brand, and spin-off from WAE Technologies Elysia , is to present at the Global Fleet Conference, held 15-17 May in Cascais, Portugal.Elysia will be informing fleets as to how they can can optimise the management and value of electric vehicles. The event is the leading annual gathering of managers of the world’s largest multinational commercial fleets – fleets which are becoming increasingly electrified, a transition which is bringing multiple challenges around the understanding of battery-powered vehicles.The spin-off offers a suite of battery intelligence technologies that can unleash the potential of an electric fleet, providing insight on the management and optimisation of batteries to the mass automotive market for the first time.Drawing on WAE’s experience in high-performance batteries, gleaned from the supply of batteries to electric motorsport series, as well as the design and development of batteries for electric hypercars and mining trucks, Elysia offers more than a decade of expertise, amassed at the apex of battery advancement in which WAE has constantly sought to push the limits of performance, longevity and charging in the harshest environments on the planet - with software playing a vital role.Elysia is built upon a unique combination of AI and data science, fused with electrochemical modelling expertise and features state-of-the-art embedded and cloud-based products such as Elysia Cloud Platform - a cloud-based system which uses proprietary digital twin technology. It helps fleet owners and battery asset financiers turn data into actionable insights, designed to enable these customers to accurately forecast and extend battery life, enhance safety, and protect residual values. By providing a complete picture of the battery’s state of health, it has been designed to bring much-needed transparency, while enabling accurate verification of degradation and in-life fault-finding, offering the potential to revolutionise the second-life battery market.At the conference, Elysia Technical Lead, Tim Engstrom, will be delivering a presentation at the conference, entitled “The key to making EVs work for tomorrow's fleets? Understanding batteries”, which will provide fleets insight into how Elysia’s suite of software innovations can give help in the forecasting and setting of residual values and warranties, through a complete picture of a fleet vehicle’s battery performance history and more accurate analysis of its actual state of health.“Elysia, Battery Intelligence from WAE, brings a new generation of battery intelligence to the automotive and e-mobility sectors” said Elysia Commercial Lead, Joe Jones. “Its unique capabilities offer unprecedented insight and foresight, unleashing untapped performance, life and safety for every electric vehicle. As the fleet market transitions to a zero emission, battery-powered future, understanding how to maximise the value delivered from an electric fleet across its entire life becomes paramount